TDG Mississauga

Training is required if you or your organization is indulged in dealing with dangerous goods such as petrol or CNG or other dangerous chemical products. If the types of products that you intend to handle (ship, transport, and receive) meet the definition of a dangerous good as defined in the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Act and Regulations, you need to pursue our course.

Group training is organised by us for employees. TDG Act describes handling as:

“handling means loading, unloading, packing or unpacking dangerous goods in a means of containment for the purposes of, in the course of or following transportation and includes storing them in the course of transportation (manutention)” only.

Regularly review the TDG Act and Regulations to ensure you remain compliant. The idea of a training certificate is to testify that the operator is well-trained in the handling and moving of hazardous goods and understands his duties well.

 the TDG Regulations.

Adherence to TDG regulation is a must who move dangerous goods through road, rail, air, or marine. The federal TDG Regulations apply to everyone. Public transportation of gasoline, oxygen, propane, etc also comes under the TDG regulation hence the same must be complied with and subjected to exemptions like small quantities for specific purposes. In most cases, there are three main groups of people who handle, offer for transport, or transport dangerous goods who must comply with TDG. These groups are:

Consignors-  Name on shipping document or manufacturer, distributor, or a member of the public, who holds the possession of dangerous goods before the shipment. or members of the public.

Carrier – Transporter of dangerous goods shipment companies, air cargo companies, trucking companies, and a member of the public. Consignees – Anyone who receives dangerous goods from a consignor or carrier.